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COLLEGE CATHOLIQUE BILINGUE SAINT BENOIT

ANNEE SCOLAIRE: 2023-2024
Département Evaluation Niveau Durée Coef Visa AP Visa PE
séquentielle
ANGLAIS N° 2 2ndes A/C 2 hrs 4/3 ok
EPREUVE D’ANGLAIS
Name:_________________________________________________1ère _____N°_______ Note /20

Targeted competence: Learners use language to talk about community problems, volunteering and identifying methods of
purchasing goods and services, including online purchase
Learner’s Mark
Evaluation of resources Evaluation of competences TOTAL/40
Grammar/10 Vocabulary/10 Comprehension/10 Composition /10

Learner’s Competence
Not Acquired (NA) Acquisition in process (AP) Acquired (A) Expert (E) Parent’s signature
0-9.99 10-12.99 13-17.99 18-20

SECTION A: GRAMMAR (10 marks)

TASK 1: Complete the dialogue below with the correct word or expression from the brackets.
(0.5x10=5 marks)
Elena: Hello Adrien! I’m happy it’s weekend!
Adrien: Yeah! It’s nice to have a rest after a long week of activities. What are your plans for this weekend?
Elena: Ooooh, Nothing serious. Let’s just stroll a bit while chatting…
Adrien: Sure! Do you know most people enjoy___________________ (look, looking, looked) for
bargains in the street markets? It can be enjoyable going round the tables and trying to spend
as ___________________ (the least, less, little) as possible.
Elena: Of course! It depends ___________ (at, in, on) the markets, there is usually a wide variety
of _____________ (newest, new, newer) products in the street market than in other markets.
Adrien: That’s true. So, did your father _________________ (buying, buys, buy) your new phone
from the street market? ____________________ was it? (how many, how old, how many)
Elena: Oh no, no …my father got that phone from Carrefour Market and it was one of the
______________________ on its stand. (cheaper, cheap, cheapest)
Adrien: Waouh! I like the phone so much! Would you mind ____________ (going, go, went) with
me to Carrefour Market ______________ I can also buy mine? (so as to, in case, so that)
Elena: Yes! Of course….anytime. I Carrefour, articles are _____________ arranged than in other
supermarkets. (worse, better, best)
Adrien: Yes, and it is very clean too! I love it.
Elena: So…call me when you’re ready. See you soon!

TASK 3: Complete the sentences below with the correct gerunds or correct forms of adjectives
(5 marks)
1) Menkwa refused ______________________ with me on the type of activity we needed to
carry out for our voluntary service to our community. (to agree - gerund)
2) She couldn’t give up ________________________________ in the community’s hospital?
(to volunteer - gerund)
3) Yesterday, I ate ______________ eggs than I needed. (many- correct form of adjective)

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 4) Stealing is the _______________________ crime that people can suffer in their
community? (bad – correct form of adjective)
5) The Mokolo markets sold the _____________________ quantity of tomatoes this year.
(little – correct form of adjective)

SECTION B: VOCABULARY (10 marks)

TASK 1: Complete the sentences below with your own words. (5 marks)
1- The goods and all the things which we consume, whereas the ________________ are the actions
or works rendered to us in exchange of money or sometimes voluntarily.
2- _________________________________ is said of a system of purchasing which is generally
electrically connected to a larger network.
3- The ______________________ of chicken as food is very common in many houses in Yaoundé.
4- Moussa paid a very high _______________ for the cows he purchased in the North.
5- When we finished shopping, John paid the bill and the cashier gave him a _________________.

TASK 2: Match the phrases in Column A with those in Column B to form complete meaningful
sentences. Write the complete sentence on the lines provided below (5 marks)

Column A Column B
1) Don’t forget to write a shopping of that new shop next to the post office
2) Why don’t we go to the new shopping centre near the public library?
3) There’s a very nice pair of jeans trousers on display in machine to offer to her elder sister as weeding gift.
the window
4) Mary has just started work as a shop list before we go to the market tomorrow
5) My mother has just purchased a new washing assistant in a shoe shop
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5) _________________________________________________________________________
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (10 marks)
Read and understand the passage below on shopping then answer the questions that follow
Shopping is a necessary part of life which vey few people can avoid. It is a daily routine for
some people. Some people shop for pleasure while other people go shopping just to buy the
necessary items in order to survive. The weekend is usually a good time to go shopping because
people have free time from work. at this time, the shops are usually very busy because people try
to get the best items for the lowest price before the item runs out of stock.
Some people go shopping more regularly than other people to browse products in shops even
when they do not have much money. This is known as window shopping and allows people to plan
ahead and save for the things they want to buy in the future or wait for the items to drop in price.
Some people spend a lot of time looking for bargains while others do not think of the price and are
happy to spend a lot. Some people believe that the more expensive the item, the better the quality,
but this is not always true. It is sensible to buy items which are affordable, but some people use a
credit card or borrow money from the bank so that they can buy the items they really want rather
than wait for it.
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 Sometimes shopping can be stressful when choosing a gift to buy for other people for a
special occasion. It is common to buy a gift voucher so that a friend or loved one can go shopping
themselves at their own convenience. Shopping online is often popular with people have a busy
lifestyle. People are able to order their necessary and luxury items from the comfort of their own
home or even on the move. Delivery is usually free and items are often cheaper that in shops on
the high street. The only real problem is that the item description and quality maybe different than
what they hoped for. This could mean the customer may become disappointed with the item they
receive and will need to return it at their own cost. People who go to shops to do their shopping
often use self-service payment machines. This usually saves time as the shopper does not need to
join a long queue. However, it can be frustrating when the machine has a problem and the sales
assistant is not always available to help.

Questions: Answer the questions below. Each correct answer is 2 marks

1) Why is the weekend a good time to go shopping?
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2) What are people doing when they go shopping just to have a look and not to buy?
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3) What do some people usually thing about items of better quality?
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4) When can shopping is stressful?
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5) Is there sometimes a problem with online shopping? (Yes? / No?) Justify your answer.
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SECTION D: COMPOSITION (10 MARKS)

TASK: Write an essay of between 180 to200 words on any ONE of the following topics.
Topic One:
Angollo your friend has lived in America for several years and many new shops have been opened
all over Cameroon among which she doesn’t know anything about. Write a letter to your friend
telling her about some of those new shops. Also tell her what your favorite types of shops are, the
types of items you usually buy from them and why you go shopping in them. Your name is
Musango and your address is St. Peter and Paul College, post office box number 27 Mekomo,
Mbalmayo.

Topic Two:
In Batchenga Land, your community, there is clean-up campaign which is carried out voluntarily
by all the inhabitants of the community every Friday to keep it clean. Besides this problem of
pollution, name three other problems that your community suffer from, give their causes and
consequences. In addition, propose voluntary acts that can be carried out by the people of
Batchenga which will help to completely eradicate such problems from your community.
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